Brook, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Brook |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Lucy Brook, of Middle Park, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5496 |
Markings | OF-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 27. F. 4. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 401587 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/34 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-09-1942 |
End Date | 05-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (29% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established |